What's Required Music Therapy is a related service that provides developmental, corrective, and supportive services required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education. Music Therapy is the prescribed use of music and music-related strategies by certified music therapists to assist, facilitate, or motivate a student toward successful attainment of specific, non-musical goals and objectives. space What We Do
Music Therapy in the school setting is a related service provided to an eligible student with disabilities to promote learning and skill acquisition, and to help address student's physical, cognitive, behavioral, emotional, academic, and or social needs.
In an effort to create an environment conducive to the student’s growth, a structured relationship adapted through the elements of music is established between the music therapist, teacher, and the student.
Music therapists provide staff development to extend music learning strategies into the classroom through research supported strategies, recommendations, and shared techniques.
The recommendation for music therapy is based on screening, referral, and evaluation outcomes.
Request for screening (a pre-referral step intended to provide strategies to support specific instructional goals in the classroom) is recommended prior to a referral for evaluation.
Music therapy is only available to an eligible student with disabilities who, through a music therapy evaluation, has been determined to need music therapy services in order to benefit from Special Education.
Referral Process
Referral for music therapy is made through a variety of sources, including parents, teachers, and any member of the ARD/IEP Committee.
The consultation/screening request form is submitted to the Special Education Music Therapy Program Specialist, Office of Special Education Services, who will contact the music therapist.
The music therapist completes the consultation/screening form and forwards the recommendation to the Music Therapy Program Specialist and the student's school.
Evaluation Criteria/Process
If the recommendation is to evaluate:
the campus acquires an informed consent for evaluation signed by the parent or adult student
the signed consent is forwarded to the Special Education Music Therapy Program Specialist, Office of Special Education Services
the assessment and written report of eligibility is completed by the music therapist and forwarded to the Special Education Music Therapy Program Specialist, Office of Special Education Services, the parent, and the school
an ARD/IEP committee meeting is then scheduled by the school to address the evaluation result
If the recommendation is not to evaluate:
written recommendations are provided by the music therapist to the school and the report is given to the Special Education Music Therapy Program Specialist, Office of Special Education Services
Music Therapy in the IEP
The ARD/IEP Committee’s decision regarding the need for music therapy services to support educational goals must be clearly identified in the student’s individualized education program (IEP).
Services are provided through at least one of three delivery models:
Educational Enrichment Model: The music therapist consults and models music therapy strategies for teachers and other related service providers, as well as providing methods and materials for use with all students in the classroom.
Consultation/Collaborative Model:The music therapist makes recommendations, shares techniques, provides music lab service, and engages in instructional dialogue and demonstration to help teachers to support students identified as eligible for services.
Direct Services Model: The music therapist provides applicable music learning experiences for individual students or small groups, based on IEP goals and objectives.
The music therapist consults with the student’s teacher to identify the IEP goals and objectives that music therapy will address.
Music therapy services can be attached to one or more IEP goals. Examples include:
When presented with a high frequency list, the student will begin to break words into syllables by clapping for each syllable in a word or phrase upon verbal request 3 out of 4 attempts per activity.
The student will be able to recognize, read, and write warning signs in the environment through music (singing of songs, song writing) 2 out of 3 times per activity.
What's Required
Music Therapy is a related service that provides developmental, corrective, and supportive services required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education. Music Therapy is the prescribed use of music and music-related strategies by certified music therapists to assist, facilitate, or motivate a student toward successful attainment of specific, non-musical goals and objectives.
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